# Membrion raises $1.8M in seed funding for ceramic membrane technology

Membrion announced it has raised $1.8 million in seed capital, including a $1 million initial close of its Series Seed round and a $748,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, to commercialize its ceramic ion exchange membranes for water purification, energy storage and biotherapeutics.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2018-09-10
- Where: Seattle, United States
- Value: $1.80M
- Status: announced
- Products: ceramic ion exchange membranes
- Sectors: [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Membrion](https://endata.com/companies/34250.md)
- [E8](https://endata.com/companies/34251.md) (investor)
- [Bellingham Angel Investors](https://endata.com/companies/34252.md) (investor)
- [National Science Foundation](https://endata.com/companies/34253.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [einpresswire.com](https://www.einpresswire.com/article/461524818/membrion-announces-1-8-million-in-seed-capital-to-commercialize-breakthrough-membrane-technology-for-applications-in-clean-energy-fresh-water-and), 2018-09-10: "Membrion will use this funding to expand its team of leading researchers, continue to scale its technology and develop commercially viable membranes for the ion exchange markets in water separation technologies and energy storage applications."

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